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In The Morning Of The World, When Earth Was Nigher Heaven Than Now.
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In the morning of the world,
When earth was nigher heaven than now.
-- Robert Browning (1812-1890)
-- Pippa Passes, Part iii
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God 's in his heaven: All 's right with the world.
-- Robert Browning (1812-1890) -- Pippa Passes, Part i...
Some unsuspected isle in the far seas,-- Some unsuspected isle in far-off seas.
-- Robert Browning (1812-1890) -- Pippa Passes, Part ii...
All service ranks the same with God,-- With God, whose puppets, best and worst, Are we
here is no last nor first. -- Robert Browning (1812-1890) -- Pippa Passes, Part iv...
Say not "a small event!" Why "small"? Costs it more pain that this ye call A "great event" should come to pass From that?
Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power shall fall short in or exceed!...
Only a few industrious Scots perhaps, who indeed are dispersed over the face of the whole earth.
But as for them, there are no greater friends to Englishmen and England, when they are out on 't, in the world, than they are....
Was there nought better than to enjoy? No feat which, done, would make time break, And let us pent-up creatures through Into eternity, our due?
No forcing earth teach heaven's employ?...
When is man strong until he feels alone?
-- Robert Browning (1812-1890) -- Colombe's Birthday, Act iii...
And this is that Homer's golden chain, which reacheth down from heaven to earth, by which every creature is annexed, and depends on his Creator.
-- Robert Burton (1577-1640) -- The Anatomy of Melancholy, Part iii, Sect....
When I hear the word "Culture" I pick up my Browning. -- Hanns Johst (1890-?)